Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails remain open. A beautiful day on the trails Saturday, great seeing so many people out and nice to see folks out this Thanksgiving weekend enjoying the pleasant weather. Bit warm for hanging on to snow but the base is holding out, especially on the early season trails.

This evening we groomed Skaters Waltz. No other grooming planned until more snow. Looks to be much cooler on Sunday. Trails will be skiing faster and probably won’t soften up much with temps forecasted to below freezing.

Best skiing is on Sukkerbusk for classic and Skaters Waltz for skating. Best to avoid other trails until it freezes down and more snow follows.

Has been a nice start to the ski season with good early season conditions. Great seeing so many people out the past a week, thanks for the reports and purchase of season passes. 

Total snowfall this season at 10″. Compacted base on trail 1-4″.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables. There are no ski rentals available. 

Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes. Thank you. 

Select fat bike trails have been groomed and are now open.

Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team on trail today, November 26th, 2022.
Afternoon ski for Paul and Judy! November 26th, 2022. Great seeing long time guests on the trail this weekend.
Spring skiing in November! November 26th, 2022.
Charlie and Dylan getting in the local laps! November 26th, 2022.
Late afternoon grooming on Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2022. Kamikaze hill usually first area to melt out but hanging on with skiable coverage.
Skaters Waltz extension, November 26th, 2022. Lot of tracks crossing the ski trails.

Tracks on Sukkerbusk still holding out well, early afternoon November 26th, 2022.
Renovating Skaters Waltz at dusk, November 25th, 2022.
Setting new track at dusk on Sukkerbusk, November 25th, 2022.
Afternoon skier, November 25th, 2022.
Cutting new track on JibFly late afternoon, November 25th, 2022.
Blowing leaves off Skaters Waltz, November 25th, 2022.
Shoveling exposed rock on Skaters Waltz, November 25th, 2022.
Cutting new track on JibFly, November 25th, 2022.
Nice conditions for skating on Skaters Waltz Thanksgiving morning, November 24th, 2022.
Tracks looking good on most of Sukkerbusk, November 24th, 2022. Along with JibFly, best trails to ski for groomed classic skiing.
North Loup, November 24th, 2022. Bit more rough and bumpy,some thin areas but very skiable with caution.
Thin section on Twin Lakes, November 23rd, 2022.
Dotz enjoying the early season conditions, November 23rd, 2022.